Match Inky Blue
Sherwin-Williams Inky Blue is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 15. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 17 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 15 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pigeon blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Inky Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 5010-R90B reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.